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  BTS' Suga to debut official solo album 'D-Day' on April 21

  SEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- BTS member Suga will debut his official solo album "D-Day" on April 21 under a stage name for his previous individual projects, Agust D, his agency BigHit Music said Monday. "D-Day" will mark the fin
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  K-pop girl group aespa to perform in Tokyo Dome

  SEOUL April 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group aespa will be hosting “aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 SYNK : HYPER LINE in Japan – Special Edition” in August 5 through 6 in Tokyo Dome Japan, addressed group’s agency
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  NewJeans sets new record within S.Korean music streaming platform Melon

  SEOUL April 3 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans has successfully guarded its top places within South Korea’s biggest music streaming platform Melon for the past three months, addressed group’s ent
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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo tops iTunes' global chart with 'Flower'

  SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Jisoo, a vocalist of the biggest K-pop girl group BLACKPINK, topped iTunes' global songs chart with "Flower," one of her first solo singles, the group's agency said Saturday."Flower" debuted
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  BTS' J-Hope to do active duty in Army

  SEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- J-Hope, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, will join the Army as an active duty soldier, the band's agency said Saturday."J-Hope will be enlisting in the Army as an active-duty soldier to fulfill his mandatory mili
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  BTS Jimin's 'Like Crazy' debuts at No. 8 on British Official Singles Chart

  BTS member-British chart BTS Jimin's 'Like Crazy' debuts at No. 8 on British Official Singles ChartSEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- Jimin has become the highest charting member of K-pop supersta
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  (LEAD) SM Entertainment founder Lee looks to the future as company appoints new management

  (ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 2, 10-14)SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Lee Soo-man, the founder and former chief producer of SM Entertainment, said Friday he was moving toward the future in a press statement issued ahead of the company's regular sha
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  SM Entertainment founder Lee looks to the future as company appoints new management

  SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Lee Soo-man, the founder and former chief producer of SM Entertainment, said Friday he was moving toward the future in a press statement issued ahead of the company's regular shareholders meeting here, where new manage
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  CEO of HYBE "investing on HYBE is not a loss... we will soon to disclose cooperative plans with Kakao"

  SEOUL March 31 (yonhap) -- On behalf of the accusation regarding HYBE losing money throughout the process of selling out their share of SM Entertainment, HYBE has addressed “HYBE has yet to have suffe
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  Unboxing of xikers' debut album 'HOUSE OF TRICKY : Doorbell Ringing'

  This is an unboxing video of xikers' debut album "HOUSE OF TRICKY : Doorbell Ringing," which released on March 30. They have double title tracks, which are "TRICKY HOUSE" a
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  (LEAD) BTS Jimin breaks record for K-pop soloist with 'Face' selling over 1.45 mln copies in 1st week

  (ATTN: UPGRADES attribution)SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Jimin, a member of the globally popular boy group BTS, has broken the record for the highest first-week album sales by a K-pop soloist with his debut solo album titled "Face," the ba
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  #aespa, #AppleTV+, #Tetris

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  aespa rolls out OST of Apple TV+’s Cold War-era thriller ‘Tetris’

  SEOUL, Mar. 31 (Yonhap) -- The original soundtrack (OST) of Apple TV+’s original film “Tetris,” sung by K-pop supergroup aespa, has rolled out, the group’s agency SM Entertainment announced Friday. ae
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  #NewJeans, #CocaCola, #Zero

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  NewJeans to drop new campaign song and MV for zero-sugar Coca-Cola

  SEOUL, Mar. 31 (Yonhap) -- The red-hot K-pop rookie monster NewJeans is set to drop a brand-new campaign song for the global beverage brand Coca-Cola on Apr. 3, the group’s agency ADOR confirmed Monda
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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo to release debut solo project

  By Shim Sun-ahSEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's Jisoo will release her highly anticipated debut solo project Friday, becoming the final member of the quartet to pursue a solo career. The single album, titled "Me,&quo
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  Seventeen to drop new EP next month

  Seventeen-return Seventeen to drop new EP next monthSEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Seventeen, a leading K-pop boy group, will drop its first album in nine months in April, the band's management agenc
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  BTS Jimin breaks record for K-pop soloist with 'Face' selling over 1.45 mln copies in 1st week

  SEOUL, March 31 (Yonhap) -- Jimin, a member of the globally popular boy group BTS, has broken the record for the highest first-week album sales by a K-pop soloist with his debut solo album titled "Face," music industry sources said Friday
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  BLACKPINK's Jisoo discovers new side of herself preparing for solo debut

  SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group BLACKPINK's Jisoo said Thursday she has discovered a new side of herself while trying to find the best music for her solo debut single.In a statement released through her agency on the eve of the relea
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  SM 3.0 officially starts...Lee Soo-man missing from ONEW and KAI's album credit

  SEOUL March 30 (Yonhap) – It has been confirmed on Wednesday that SM Entertainment excluded Lee Soo-man's name from the album credit (production crew list) of its singers. It is interpre
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  #BamBam, #Sour&Sweet

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  Unboxing of BamBam's first solo LP 'Sour & Sweet'

  This is an unboxing video of BamBam's first solo LP "Sour & Sweet." The Thai rapper, based in South Korea, rolled out his very first solo full-length album with eight tracks on Mar
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  BTS continues hot streak in U.S. Billboard charts

  SEOUL, Mar. 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop sensation BTS’ anthology album “Proof,” released last year, is continuing its hot streak in the U.S. Billboard chart. The septet’s album has been maintaining its prese